RAINBOW, J class sloop 1934

gelatin silver print

8x10 gelatin silver print from 5x7 safety negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons on June 17, 1934. Image of 127.5' W. Starling Burgess designed, Herreshoff built J class sloop RAINBOW (built 1934 in Bristol, R.I.) underway. Visible in image: starboard beam view of RAINBOW (J/5) on port close reach under marconi-rigged mainsail, staysail and jib, heeling slightly, crewing is running forward to change jib, which appears to have ripped, a yawl can be seen between the boom and deck of RAINBOW. CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection. For more information see: SLEEK, text by John Rousmaniere, p. 81 and 115. Stamped on back in oval: “MORRIS ROSENFELD / PHOTOGRAPHIC ILLUSTRATOR / 116 NASSAU ST. N.Y.C. / BEEKMAN 2850 / Negative No ___”.

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection